Regional champs

Tuesday

Feb 27, 2018 at 12:01 AM

The Caney Valley eighth- and ninth-grade academic team won the regional championship Saturday at Chelsea and have qualified for the state competition April 28 at OU. The Trojans beat Wyandotte 240-140 before losing to No. 1 seed Chelsea 140-280. The loss meant that the Trojans would have to battle back through the losers bracket in order to qualify for state. The Trojans beat Oklahoma Union 170-150, Chelsea 200-180 and then turned around and beat Chelsea again 190-160 to finish first. Dakota Johnson led the team with 380 points followed by Hunter Bullick with 110. Jacke Black contributed 30 points, and Ameelya Hays added 10 points. Destiny Kenedy also added to the team victory. The Trojans have two Froshmore teams that will compete next weekend at the state OAAC competition at Redlands Community College in El Reno. SUBMITTED

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